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FAST FORWARD THROUGH THE POTTY TRAINING, PUPPY PROBLEMS, AND AWKWARD LEARNING STAGES, AND BRING HOME THE PUPPY OF YOUR DREAMS

AVAILABLE PUPPIES

PERCY - STANDARD POODLE

NAME: Percy DOB: 07/18/18 BREED: Poodle GENDER: Male READY: 10/11/18 DESCRIPTION: Meet Percy!!! This adorable boy will melt your heart with his soulful eyes and loving personality. He has a silky soft curly coat and loves to be cuddled and held! Meeting new people is his favorite ... [READ MORE]

​"We got our puppy through Happy Tails and it has been wonderful to have Natalie's expertise and support to help us. We have never had a puppy. We've always wanted a puppy, but with 3 rambunctious children of our own we just didn't feel like we could handle it until we found Natalie. We love our puppy and Natalie is just a call or text away to provide us with help and encouragement when we need it."

​~​The Manwarangs

We have Trained Puppies!

Happy Tails Obedience Training offers trained and socialized puppies for families and individuals who don't want to worry about puppy training, or may not have the time or knowledge to train their own dog. But many of our clients simply understand that allowing a professional to train their dog during the imprinting socialization stage is the best guaranteed to owning the dog of their dreams!

Puppies from Happy Tails are guaranteed to have a calm, sweet temperament ideal for a family home with the training and experience to prepare them for advanced training. Our Elite Puppies graduate prepared to become Service Dogs, Therapy Dogs, Emotional Support Animals, or "The Best Family Dog" anyone has ever had!

​"Our family has always wanted a puppy, but my husband and I already felt so overwhelmed with our children (all 3 have ADHD and one also has autism). We didn't have the time, energy, or experience to train a dog or a puppy, but we felt like a puppy would be so good for our kids. And then we found Happy Tails! Natalie made it possible and we love our puppy so much. Our puppy (Lillipup) came to us well-trained and eager to learn. We have continued to teach her and she is a joy to our family. When we have concerns or needed help, Natalie is just a text or phone call away to give us advice. ​​She has even come over to visit Lillipup and to help us further her training. We know that with the wonderful training Lillipup has received and with how readily she learns that she will be prepared to be a service dog to our son with autism in the future if we choose to do so. We are so happy with our experience working with Natalie and are grateful for the service she provides."~Beky Manwarang, Lillipup

HOW IT WORKS...

Step 1: Your Dream Puppy

We start with a comprehensive consult and questionnaire to find out exactly what your family wants in your dog. We will consult with you on the GENDER, SIZE, ACTIVITY LEVEL and BREED of puppy you'd like, also taking into account the puppy's desired purpose.

Step 2: The Right Breeder

Finding your perfect puppy often begins well before the litter is even born. We will look at several breeders here in Utah and the surrounding states who offer the breed of puppy you want. We meet with the breeder, observe their adult dogs, talk with past puppy owners, and take a look at where the puppies will be raised. If we can't meet with the breeder in person, we face-time and request video and pictures of the breeding dogs and the puppy area.

​After meeting and talking with several breeders, we then narrow our search down to a few who meet our qualifications:

Health tested and healthy breeding dogs.

OFA certified hips and elbows OR PennHip.

At least one dog of the breeding pair is clear of all hereditary genetic diseases pertaining to the breed.

Adult dogs, and any dogs that will be around the puppies have solid temperaments and good personalities.

Puppies are raised indoors. We do not accept puppies from kennels or puppy mills.

​​No history of parvovirous or other life-threatening communicable diseases among previous or current puppies.​​​

Step 3: Choosing the Perfect Puppy

After choosing the perfect breeder, we then move on to finding the perfect puppy!

When the puppies are 7 weeks, we begin the picking process.

​We rely heavily on temperament testing when choosing puppies for our programs. We only take the calmest, sweetest, most confident puppies with scores of 3-4 on the Volhard Puppy Aptitude Test. If there are no puppies in this litter that meet our standards we may switch litters, or search elsewhere for a more desirable puppy. If the spot is reserved, we will conference with you to decide how to move forward. Puppies that fail the temperament test are not qualified for our programs.

We have specialized tests we perform if the puppy has been reserved to be a Service or Therapy dog. While similar to the Volhard, they are much more advanced and precise, giving a crystal clear indication if this puppy will be a good candidate for Service or Therapy dog training. If the puppy fails this test, we will continue our search for a better candidate.

Step 4: Training Begins

While in training, puppies live in our home and are given the same treatments and opportunities as our personal dogs. We focus heavily on socialization and exposure to ensure your puppy will grow up into a happy, confident dog no matter where you go.

We have had puppies finish training later or earlier than the expected completion date. If your puppy finishes early, you get him early! If he finishes late, we will either refund you for the remaining training, or make arrangements to lengthen your program by a few weeks, at no cost to you.

WHAT WILL MY PUPPY LEARN??Click to find out!

This program is for owners who want to fast forward through the potty training accidents, puppy mouthing, and awkward learning stages, and jump right into owning the perfect dog. In this program we cover and address every problem behavior and issue experienced by puppy owners new and experienced, and install new behaviors and cues that prepare them for special jobs like service or therapy work. Puppies in training live in the trainer's home where they are given around the clock training and attention to get the fastest results possible.

Puppies that graduate from this program go home fully potty trained, crate trained, and leash trained, with over 25 cues and taught behaviors to make their lives with you amazing from the start. We will personally deliver your puppy to your front door to show you all your puppy has learned with us, and to help you get the same results we do!

We have had puppies from this program become Service Dogs, Therapy Dogs, and ESA's!

We call this our "Elite of the Elite" program. In fact, because we pride ourselves on exceptional training....It's the only Trained Puppy Program we offer. If you are looking for basic, ordinary or entry level... We won't be able to provide that... But! If you want t a puppy that will give you a lifetime of joy from their exceptional foundations from DAY 1, we have exactly what you are looking for.

Commands:

Sit

Down

​Off​

Wait

Come

Bells

Leave-it (food)

Leave-it (objects)

Drop-it

Go Inside (crate command)

Okay (release word)

Go potty (elimination cue)

Place

Let's go​

Off

Don't​

Taught behaviors​

Potty training

Crate training

Ring a bell to go outside

​Calmly greet guests and strangers​​

Relax on command

Stay on "place" during human meal times

Walk next to you on a loose leash

Come when called around heavy distractions

Wait at thresholds and gates

Obey invisible boundaries​​

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"He fits a space that we needed filled, and presents countless opportunities to heal wounds that haven't healed in any other way." ~ The Bakers

Step 5: Coming Home

Once your puppy has finished their training program, it is finally time to welcome him home!

And the greatest part? Every Happy Tails Trained Puppy comes with FULL SUPPORT!

Our online dog training course [included with every puppy we train] is JAM PACKED, with videos, lesson plans and printable material to make sure are able to maintain the level of training your puppy came with! Using state of the are remote video technology, we can be in-home with you NO MATTER WHERE YOU ARE LOCATED! This allows us to fully transition your new family member perfectly into your day to day lives and routine.

And when your puppy is ready for advanced adult dog training? We've got programs for that too!

Trained Puppy Testimonials

Brutus - Yorkshire Terrier

"It's been 6 weeks since Brutus came home & it's been such a learning curve. He fits a space that we needed filled, and presents countless opportunities to heal wounds that haven't healed any other way. Having him in our lives has challenged us to grow in ways we want to, to continue making progress and learning."

​The Bakers

Percy - Pembroke Welsh Corgi

"Percy is the greatest dog. It has always been my dream to own a Corgi, and now I have one! He's so fun and amazing with little kids and he absolutelly adores bigger dogs! I'm planning on training him to be a therapy dog because there's no way I can keep him all to myself."​​The Allreds

Lillipup - F2 Goldendoodle

​"We got our puppy through Happy Tails and it has been wonderful to have Natalie's expertise and support to help us. We have never had a puppy. We've always wanted a puppy, but with 3 rambunctious children of our own we just didn't feel like we could handle it until we found Natalie. We love our puppy and Natalie is just a call or text away to provide us with help and encouragement when we need it."

The Manwarangs

Nyx - Labrador Retriever

"We love our Nyx!!! She has been such a wonderful addition to our family. She's fabulous with the kids and all people. Nyx has the sweetest disposition, is so smart, and is so well behaved. Everyone who meets her loves her and asks where we got her and wants to take her home! She is one much loved puppy!"